diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index ff3c644..4985f485 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -923,10 +923,11 @@
 	usb_deregister_dev(usbhid->intf, &hiddev_class);
 
 	if (hiddev->open) {
+		mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
 		usbhid_close(hiddev->hid);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&hiddev->wait);
 	} else {
+		mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
 		kfree(hiddev);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&hiddev->existancelock);
 }